Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter; a major influence on my own music from the very start.

I'm not a big fan of any video, especially my own. In a word, I hated the Hall & Oates videos.

That's a big goal of mine, to try and grow as much of my own food as possible.

Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody that matters.

It's so rare that I get to do something in my own accent in my own hometown.

I think an artist's true worth comes through an inter-generational thing - when you go beyond your own time, and start influencing people in a greater way than just what surrounds you.